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Hi All,
Currently we are reviewing our cleaning schedules in line with the
National infection control guidelines. We have observed hospitality
staff completing the cleaning of rooms on discharge as below.My question is, has anyone else done this and if so does it look
similar? My concern is that rooms are not always getting cleaned
properly on discharge particularly when there is a push on beds.
Particularly in isolation rooms when curtains and carpets are required
to be changed/cleaned I am concerned other things get missed in an
attempt to speed up the process. Until we observed the cleaning of rooms
we assumed it only took 30 minutes.Does anyone have any checklists for normal and isolation rooms that they
can share?Room isolation clean:
Normal Clean of a carpeted room
20 minutes per person – 3 people.
Noticed walls were done in room (probably only need to be run over with
the duster??)60 minutes
Room normal clean with vinyl:
Normal Clean vinyl room
No furniture in room
2 staff – 12 minutes each
24 minutes
Room isolation with carpets and curtain change:
Isolation Bay Bed including carpet and curtains
No furniture needed doing as it was moved with patient
Toilet and shower rooms both done
2 staff – 50 minutes – curtains (down and replaced), toilet and room
1 staff – 17 minutes carpets
117 minutes (almost 2 hours)
Kind Regards
Nicky Swindells CNC
Infection Control Coordinator/Wound Management
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Yeppoon Gladstone
07 49313420
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Hi Nicky,
At our facility the time taken to perform discharge cleaning is as
follows:Standard room 35 – 45 minutes
Infectious room clean – triclosan- 1 hour (if it is a carpeted room it
takes extra)Infectious room clean – nocospray- 1 1/2 hours (if it is a carpeted room
it takes extra)Infectious room clean – bleach- 2 hours (if it is a carpeted room it
takes extra)I am happy to discuss our cleaning schedules off line if you would like.
Kind Regards,
Fiona De Sousa
Infection Prevention & Control Coordinator
Sydney Adventist Hospital
185 Fox Valley Road, Wahroonga, NSW, 2076
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Behalf Of Nicola Swindells
discharge both normal and isolation.Hi All,
Currently we are reviewing our cleaning schedules in line with the
National infection control guidelines. We have observed hospitality
staff completing the cleaning of rooms on discharge as below.My question is, has anyone else done this and if so does it look
similar? My concern is that rooms are not always getting cleaned
properly on discharge particularly when there is a push on beds.
Particularly in isolation rooms when curtains and carpets are required
to be changed/cleaned I am concerned other things get missed in an
attempt to speed up the process. Until we observed the cleaning of rooms
we assumed it only took 30 minutes.Does anyone have any checklists for normal and isolation rooms that they
can share?Room isolation clean:
Normal Clean of a carpeted room
20 minutes per person – 3 people.
Noticed walls were done in room (probably only need to be run over with
the duster??)60 minutes
Room normal clean with vinyl:
Normal Clean vinyl room
No furniture in room
2 staff – 12 minutes each
24 minutes
Room isolation with carpets and curtain change:
Isolation Bay Bed including carpet and curtains
No furniture needed doing as it was moved with patient
Toilet and shower rooms both done
2 staff – 50 minutes – curtains (down and replaced), toilet and room
1 staff – 17 minutes carpets
117 minutes (almost 2 hours)
Kind Regards
Nicky Swindells CNC
Infection Control Coordinator/Wound Management
Mater Hospitals Central Queensland
Rockhampton Yeppoon Gladstone
07 49313420
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